Sour Punch Punchies [Review]

These Sour Punch Punchies were being heartily promoted at Sweets and Snacks, and I snagged a free sample to review for y’all. The wrapper called them “soft, chewy, and sour candy”, and they came in lemon, strawberry, tangerine, blue raspberry, and green apple.

Sour Punch Punchies

Each Punchie had a fun little face printed on it.?They were like spherical jelly beans with an extra thick sugar shell.?That grainy shell cracked easily, revealing a chewy jelly center.

Sour Punch Punchies

Lemon (yellow) was bright and tart with a zesty overtone reminiscent of Lemonheads. It finished with a sour lemon flavor.

Strawberry (red) was extremely floral and surprisingly tasty (I usually don’t like strawberry candies). Unfortunately, it finished with a heavy plasticky note.

Sour Punch Punchies

Tangerine (orange) had a tartness that intensified as I chewed it, and it developed a great tanginess as well. There was just a hint of plasticky finish, but it was minimal.

Sour Punch Punchies

Blue raspberry (blue) was about what you’d expect from blue raspberry, a flavor not found in nature. It was extremely sweet and fruity without any seediness, and again, that plasticky finish.

Finally, green apple (green) brought a decent hit of tartness to start and a strongly sweet fake apple flavor. The plasticky notes were pretty apparent here as well, as they are in the green apple?Sour Punch Straws.

Sour Punch Punchies

I found these to be a fun sugar rush, despite the sometimes plasticky notes. ?I definitely prefer them to Sour Punch Straws, and they pack more flavor than most Jelly Beans.?I’m torn between an O and an OM – I’m feeling generous, so OM.?Cybele also covered them on her blog, and gave them 7/10.

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